Giuseppe Tornatore

Directing

Born: 1956-05-27

From: Bagheria, Sicilia, Italia

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.9

Also Known As

Peppuccio Tornatore

Biography

Giuseppe Tornatore (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Bagheria near Palermo, Tornatore developed an interest in acting and the theatre from at least the age of 16 and put on works by Luigi Pirandello and Eduardo De Filippo. He worked initially as a freelance photographer. Then, switching to cinema, he made his debut with Le minoranze etniche in Sicilia (The Ethnic Minorities in Sicily), a collaborative documentary film which won a Salerno Festival prize. He then worked for RAI before releasing his first full-length film, Il Camorrista, in 1985. This evoked a positive response from audience and critics alike and Tornatore was awarded the Silver Ribbon for best new director. Tornatore's best known screen work was released in 1988: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, a film narrating the life of a successful film director who has returned to his native town in Sicily for the funeral of his mentor. This obtained worldwide success and won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Subsequently Tornatore released several other films. In 2007 he won the Silver George for Best Director at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival for The Unknown Woman.

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Awards & Nominations16 won · 9 nominated

Nominated

European Film Award for Best Screenwriter

The Best Offer

2013

Nominated

European Film Award for Best Film

The Best Offer

2013

Nominated

European Film Award for Best Director

The Best Offer

2013

Nominated

European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film

The Best Offer

2013

Nominated

European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film

Baarìa

2010

🏆 Won

European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film

The Unknown Woman

2007

Nominated

European Film Award for Best Director

The Unknown Woman

2007

Nominated

European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film

The Unknown Woman

2007

Nominated

European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director

Malèna

2001

🏆 Won

Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival

The Star Maker

1995

🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay

Cinema Paradiso

1990

🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language

Cinema Paradiso

1990

🏆 Won

European Film Academy Special Jury Award

Cinema Paradiso

1989

🏆 Won

Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix

Cinema Paradiso

1989

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film

1989

Nominated

Young European Film of the Year

Cinema Paradiso

1989

🏆 Won

David di Donatello for Best Director

🏆 Won

David Giovani Award

🏆 Won

Ciak d'oro - best director

🏆 Won

Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay

🏆 Won

Nastro d'Argento for the director of the best film

🏆 Won

Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director

🏆 Won

Ciak d'oro - best editing

🏆 Won

Nastro d'Argento for Best Producer

🏆 Won

David di Donatello School Award

Giuseppe Tornatore

Also Known As

Biography

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Awards & Nominations16 won · 9 nominated

Acting29 titles

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